Tuesday, October 2, 2001

Intelsat 204

  1967-094A


The Pacific 2 (Intelsat II F-4) satellite was launched at the end of 1967, completing an operational constellation. It was stationed as the POR backup satellite over the international date line in Oct 1967, and remained between 167W and 180W until Jan 1971 when it was retired and began to drift.


Intelsat II F-4 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1967 Sep 28  0045:00  Launch by Delta E1  CK LC17B 
 0046:25SRM sep 
 0047:29 T+2:29 Thor S/N 20201 MECO 
 0047:32St 1 sep 
 0047:35? Delta S/N 20215 burn 6:18 
 0053:53? Delta SECO 
 0108? St 2 sep 
 0108? FW-4D S/N 41104 burn 31.3s 
 0108? FW-4D burnout  307 x 37471 x 26.7  
 0109?  FW-4D sep  308 x 35408 x 26.4 
 
1967 Sep 29   Adjust orbit  656.4 333 x 36951 x 26.4 
1967 Sep 30  2345  SVM-1 S/N 33 burn   
1967 Oct 9    1438.31 35747 x 35912 x 0.9 GEO 180.0W+0.5E 
1967 Oct   POR backup  GEO 176E 
1969 Jan 13    1436.07 35761 x 35811 x 0.3 GEO 178.0W+0.0E 
1970 Jan 26    1435.43 35764 x 35782 x 1.2 GEO 165.7W+0.16W 
1970 Apr 13    1436.32 35773 x 35808 x 1.5 GEO 171.4W+0.06E 
1970 Jul   POR backup 
1970 Oct 26    1436.09 35751 x 35821 x 2.0 GEO 170.8W+0.0E 
1971 Jan 4    1435.67 35751 x 35804 x 2.2 GEO 166.5W+0.1W 
1971? Retired
1972 Apr    GEO 42W 
1972 Jul 31   Mv in  GEO 31.5W+0.0E 
1973 Jun    GEO 91.4W+0.4 4.4 
1973 Oct    GEO 130.1W+0.3 
1974 Jun 28    GEO 170.2W+0.0W 
1975 Sep    GEO 49.6W+0.2 6.21 
1977 May   

1996 Apr 19    1436.14 35712 x 35862 x 14.8 GEO 172.0W+0.02E 
1997 Dec 16    1435.78 35719 x 35841 x 14.7 GEO 34.2W+0.07W

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